Cattle guard



Fu HRNTQN CATTLE GUARD Filed Jan, 2ax w26 mww.

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RKLNSAS.

CATTLE QUED.

lily present invention pertains to cattle zguards lor railways, andcontemplates the provision ot' a guard which is simple and inexpensivein construction, adapted to he quickly and easily installed, andeiiicicnt in preventionthe passage of live stock and this withoutliability ot any stock becoming` entangled with the guard and injured.

'Other objects and practical' advantages oit the invention will heVtully understood troni the Jfollowing description and claims when thesaine are read in connection with toe drawings, accompanying and formingor this specication, in ywhich rigore l is a top plan view illustrationthe cattle guard constituting thehest practical embodiment of myinvention of which l am cognizant.

Figure 2 is a side' elevation of the same.

Similar numerals ot reference designate corresponding parts in all ot'the views of the drawings.

The railway portion illustrated is of conventional construction in thatit has sleepers or ties 1,l and rails 2, certain ot the sleepers or tiesbeing beveled as designated hy 3, and shown in Figure, 2. it this pointwould have it understood that it is with4 in the purview ot my inventionto employ comparatively Wide transverse nieinlzers, fel-'erahly in theform of sleepers or ties il with nevels ot' suchinclination that theinclination or slope ot my novel guard may constitute a rise ofapproximately sixteen inches in live feet, this in order that the guardmay have a twenty-six and two thirds per cent grade with a view toincreasing the eiiiciency thereof.

fis illustrated my novel guard comprises au intermediate. section t andouter or side sections 5, the said sections heing, by preti erence, ot`galvanized sheet steel. et the sections 4 and 5I is of general obtuseangle torni in the direction of the length.

ot' the railway, and the transversely coincident apices of the sectionsare arranged .flush or sulistantilaly flush with the treads ot the railsappears in Figure 2, this relative arrangement lieingr materiallyadvantageous inasmuch as it conduces to the etliciency of the `guard asa Whole. The several, sections ere irovidod with end flanges 6, and thesaid eno flanges (i aro designed to loe ronuected to the beveled tiesthrough the medium ot'lay; sifrevrs 'l' or other appropriate connectingdevices. lt will also lie the guard structure cc is no liability or livestock being Application led January 2S, 19%. Serial No. fsf-1,362.

gathered Ytroni the drawings that the portions ot the sections 4l andare at il and 9, respectively, so as ample clearance ior the flanges ofxvleeA moving` on it rails 2 'the cud p, tions ot the sect-ions l and 5are recessed as designated hy l0 and ll so that each section is ofreduced Width at. its ends and so that the ends ot the seetions willrest at opposite sides ot will .notv interfere in any measure with thelooses et' the rails.

ln addition to the sections and 5 and the fastening devices?, myimproved guard coinrrises longitudinal loody hars i2, the` said bodyhars l?. lieing ot steel or other appropriate material and beingarrangedunder the side sections 5 and superposed on the sleepers or ties heloWtlie eide sections and provided with end petitions 13, an gularlydisposed and interposed between the flanges tl and the beveled surfaces'of the 'sleepers or ,ties il so to he strongly tas-tened in posi-tion bythe same lag' screws that connect the sections 5,

The loody liars l2 are connecteddirectly to the sleepers or ties belowthem through the medium ot' lag screws M or other appropriate rneans7and the inner longitudinal edges of the body liars l2 serve to liracesidered as a unit against the rails so that lateral movement of theguard relative to the railway is practically precluded.

My nevel guard has been successfully used in e jgracticsil manner, andthe said use has demonstrated the tart that the guard may hedepended-upon to prevent the passage ot horses` mules. cows and hogs;also, that While the guard is adapted to serve eliciently in preventing'the passage o'tlire stoel: there caught and injured by the Huard, nor isthere any material liability or vegetation developing and interferingwith the efiieieney/of the guard, this because of the practicallyimperforate character ot the guard whereby all of' the portion ot the`freund immediately under the guard is effectively shaded.-

lu addition to the practical` advantages aseribed to my improvement, itwill be noted that the. `guard is adapted to be quickly and easilyinstalled Without the employment et skilled labor, that the guard islight in weight, and that by reason oit the general wntiguration of theguard a large number tot 'the saine may be placed in a space of smalleonipass `tor storage or shipment.

.i have specitieall)v described the preferred embodiment oi nivinvention in order to impart a nlL clear and exact understanding of thesaid embodiment in allot its details. i do not desire, however. to beunderstood as restricting myself to the structure and relativearrangement of the parts as disclosed, my invention beine` defined by inr appended claims within the scope of which structural changes andchanges in arrangement may be made without departure from my invention.

Haring described my invention. what if claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is i l. A cattle guard comprising,l an intermediatesection and side sections. each section of obtuse angle/ifo yii in thedirection ot its length and calchi/haring end portions ot' reduced widthto yclear the bases ol' rails and the intermediate .feg-tion havin;l theside edges of its apex portion recessed to afford wheel flangeclearances and cach -side scction having the inner edge ot its apexportion recessed for the saine purposet the apices of the sectionsbeinir arranged substantially :dash with the treads of railwaY rails.ytransverse membersI extendingbelow railway rails and to which theintermediate. and side sections are connected and body bars arrangedunder the side sections and superposed on and connected to sleepers ortics below said side sections and. havinn end portions interposedbetween the ends ol the side sections and the said transverse members.

2. A cattle guard comprising an interinsdiate section and side sections,each section oit obtuse angle form in the direction of its length andeach harinar end portions of re duced width to clear the bases of railsand the intermediate sect-ion having the vside 'edges oi its apexportion recessed to afford wheel flange clearances and each side sectionhaving;r the inner edge of its apex portion recessed for the samepurpose, the a-ipices of the sections being,Y arranged substantiallyflush with the treads of railwayrail's, transverse members extending'below raih ay rails and to which the intermediate and side seo tions areconnected, and bod)y bars arranged ander the side sections andsuperposed on and connected to sleepers or ties below said side sectionsand havin;v end portions interposed between the ends of the sidesections and the said transverse members; the said transverse membersbeing in the tornil of sleepers or ties with inclined upper sides 5l. A,cattle guard for railways, comprising an intermediate sheet metalsection of obtuse anale form in the direction of its length and haringrits apex substantiall)v flush with the treads ot the rails; sidesections ot obtuse augrle form in the direction of their lengthsarrangedat the onter sides of the rails and with apices coincident withthe apex of the intermediate section, and means extending under therails and to which the end portions ot' the several sections are lixedlyconnected; the apex portions of the several sections beine' recessed toafford clearances tor wheels, and the end portions ot the severalsections being' reduced in width to rest at opposite sides of andagainst the edges ot the rail bases.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature.

PETE HERNT-o'n.

